Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research (Cultural, Racial, and Ethnic Psychology)

Culture has become one of the most important constructs in contemporary psychology, but behavioral and social scientists still rely on mostly quantitative methods in their research on ethnocultural communities. Part I of this edited volume explores an array of methodological issues in qualitative research, with particular attention to studies and interventions in marginalized ethnocultural communities. Part II addresses specific qualitative research applications.

This volume presents the state-of-the-art discourse on qualitative methods in psychology and community studies. Geared toward multiple audiences, Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research provides crucial background on the methodological concepts of qualitative approaches to appeal to undergraduate and graduate students. Yet it includes a wide range of detailed case examples on innovative qualitative approaches to attract researchers in the behavioral and social sciences.

Anyone involved in community-level ethnographic research or psychological intervention programs will benefit from this significant and timely work.

Donna K. Nagata, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Nagata's research explores Asian American mental health, the psychosocial effects of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and intergenerational–family relations. Her publications on the incarceration, including Legacy of Injustice: Exploring the Cross-Generational Impact of the Japanese American Internment, draw upon both qualitative and quantitative methods. She has also conducted qualitative research on Asian American grandmothers.
 
Laura Kohn-Wood, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies at the University of Miami. Dr. Kohn-Wood's research program focuses on race, ethnicity, and culture in relation to the experience of psychological distress among diverse populations, with an emphasis on race-based protective factors and the promotion of positive coping and mental health among African Americans. She has conducted extensive community-based participatory action research projects with urban community and faith-based organizations.
 
Lisa A. Suzuki, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at New York University. Dr. Suzuki's research interests focus on multicultural assessment and qualitative research methods. She is coeditor of the Handbook of Multicultural Counseling, Using Qualitative Methods in Psychology, and the Handbook of Multicultural Assessment. She has done qualitative work with refugees and Holocaust survivors.